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ii. Anna, Apr. 14, 1711; d. Dec. 30, 1787, aet. 77 yrs.
iii. Martha, Aug. 3, 1713; m. William Curtis, s. of Ben- jamin Curtis (3).
iv. Miriam, Jan. 1715-16.
v. Deborah, Feb. 7, 1717-18.
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18. vi. Simeon, June 1, 1720.
vii. Amos, July 15, 1722; m. in 1744, Mary Faunce, of Kingston. Resided in Scituate on the homestead, and d. in 1748, his wid. m. Nathaniel Church. viii. Mehitable, Sept. 9, 1726.
7. Joseph (s. of Joseph2) ; m. first, Sept. 27, 1727, Mary Palmer. Was she the dau. of John Palmer (3) ?. She d. Apr. 9, 1750, and he m. secondly, Persis Stockbridge in 1751. He d. Dec. 31, 1753, and his widow m. Feb. 13, 1755, Daniel Tower, of Hingham, and died June 24, 1787, aged 80 years. Resided first on Union street, and then on Pleasant street. (See chapter on Old Houses). He was known as Governor Curtis.
Children :
i. Mary, Aug. 1, 1729 ; m. Marlboro Turner (1).
ii. Joseph, Sept. 21, 1731; m. Abigail -, and d. Aug. 14, 1759, had ch: Joseph, 1754, and Seth, 1757. Did his wid. m. Marlboro Turner (1) ?
19. iii. Joshua, Sept. 22, 1733.
iv. Experience, July 28, 1735; d. June 25, 1738.
v. Stephen, bt. July 15, 1739 ; d. May 11, 1817?
vi. Thankful, Apr. 2, 1742; m. John Stetson (28).
8. Josiah (s. of Joseph2) ; m. Jan. 1, 1729, Sarah Collamore. He d. in H., Feb. 26, 1777. Resided on Main street, north of Baptist church, and was an extensive land holder. Selectman.
Children born in Hanover :
20. i. Abner, bt. Apr. 25, 1730.
ii. Rebecca, bt. Dec. 19, 1731; d. Mar. 10, 1732.
iii. Seth, bt. Aug. 25, 1734; d. July 27, 1751.
iv. Job, bt. Aug. 17, 1736. Resided on Main street, and d. unm., Apr. 6, 1804.
9. Elisha (s. of Joseph2) ; m. first, Martha Damon, and secondly, Nov. 12, 1741, Sarah Chittenden, and seems to have lived in Scituate on the lane, now a highway, leading past Samuel H. Church's mill, and near said mill.
Children by wife Martha :
i. Mehitable, bt. May 18, 1735; d. young.
21. ii. Elisha, bt. Apr. 3, 1737.
iii. Zechariah, bt. Nov. 25, 1739; m. Jan. 21, 1762, Lydia Palmer, and had Zechariah, 1763, and Lydia, 1767. Children by wife Sarah :
iv. Mehitable; d. Aug. 10, 1744.
v. Martha, bt. June 2, 1745.
22. vi. Calvin, bt. Sept. 27, 1747.
vii. Luther, bt. Apr. 9, 1749.
viii. Mehitable, bt. Aug. 11, 1751.
10. Jesse (s. of Joseph2) ; m. Sept. 20, 1739, Sarah Mann, and d. in H., July 22, 1759. His wid. d. Nov. 17, 1802, aged 80 yrs.
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Resided on Main street, in house for many years occupied by Rev. John Butler. (See chapter on Old Houses).
Children born in Hanover :
i. Elijah, April 16, 1740; d. Feb. 7, 1824.
ii. Abel, March 21, 1742; m. Feb. 12, 1776, Ruth Turner, dau. of Jonathan Turner (18), and had ch: Abel, 1777, Gideon, 1779, and Ruth, 1784.
23. iii. Jesse, March 27, 1744.
iv. Deborah, April 17, 1746.
v. Gershom, Feb. 1, 1748; m. first, in 1774, Tabitha Briggs, of Middleborough; m. secondly in 1780, Mary Stetson, dau. of Robert Stetson (13). Re- moved to Maine. Had ch. b. in Hanover: Briggs, 1776; Diana, 1777; Gershom, 1781; Turner, 1785, and Charles, 1787.
vi. Sarah, Feb. 17, 1750; m. Henry Dillingham (1).
vii. Charles, July 10, 1752.
viii. Amos, Oct. 31, 1759 ; d. Mar. 8, 1808.
ix. Orpha, Oct. 16, 1759 ; m. in 1807, Thomas Farrar.
11. Benjamin (s. of Benjamin3) ; m. Dec. 13, 1716, Hannah Palmer, dau. of John Palmer (1), and d. in H., Feb. 21, 1756. Resided on Union street in the house owned and occupied for so many years by John Dwelley. (See chapter on Old Houses) .
Children born in Hanover :
24. i. Benjamin, bt. Apr. 27, 1718; d. young.
ii. Thomas, bt. Sept. 4, 1720.
iii. Luke, bt. Mar. 11, 1722.
iv. Hannah, bt. Mar. 1, 1724; m. Timothy Bailey (4).
v. Caleb, bt. May 8, 1726; prob. m. Mercy Low, of Hing- ham, Oct. 30, 1752.
vi. Nathaniel, bt. Mar. 31, 1728 ; d. previous to 1756.
vii. Benjamin, bt. Oct. 4, 1730.
viii. Rachel, bt. Oct. 4, 1730; m. Oct. 26, 1749, John Gould, of Bridgewater.
ix. Mary, July 15, 1732 ; m. Dec. 25, 1751, William Gould, of Bridgewater.
x. Relief, Oct., 1738.
12. Ebenezer (s. of Benjamin3) ; m. Feb. 2, 1749, Elizabeth Ran- dall. He d. Mar. 6, 1753, and his wid. m. Jan. 3, 1761, Joseph Bates. Resided on Main street, near the Curtis school house. Children born in Hanover :
i. Elizabeth, May 18, 1750; m. Solomon Bryant, of Plympton, and prob. d. Dec. 9, 1810.
25. ii. William, Oct. 14, 1751.
13. David (s. of Benjamin3) ; m. Dec. 14, 1732, Bethia Sprague, of Duxbury. Moved to Maine, and in 1755 he was of North Yar- mouth when he sold his Hanover farm to Joseph Soper. His six children were in Harpswell, Maine, in 1759.
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Children born in Hanover :
i. Nehemiah, Jan. 3, 1733.
ii. Ezekiel, Apr. 30, 1735.
iii. Paul, May 29, 1737.
iv. Michal, Apr. 30, 1739.
v. David, Aug. 23, 1741.
vi. Ruth, July 31, 1743.
14. Peleg (s. of Benjamin3) ; m. abt. 1749, Experience Ford. Resided in Scituate in house afterwards occupied by his s. Peleg.
Children :
i. Lucy ; d. unm. abt. 1825.
ii. Experience; m. Samuel Randall, of Scituate.
26. iii. Peleg.
iv. Bethia; m. James Gray (2).
V. Thankful; m. Peleg Simmons, of Scituate.
vi. Leafy; d. young.
27. vii. Joseph; d. Jan. 12, 1766.
15. William (s. of William4) ; m. Jan. 29, 1718, Margaret Pratt, dau. of Jonathan Pratt. He d. in Hanover, March 4, 1737, and his widow m. James House, and d. October, 1745. It is possible that he resided on Main street the first of his life, but when he died his residence was Washington street, near the end of Silver street.
Children born in Hanover :
i. Abel, Nov. 24, 1719.
ii. Joel, Aug. 14, 1721.
28. iii. William, Aug. 27, 1724.
iv. Margaret, Nov. 6, 1726 ; m. Dec. 24, 1746, John Barnes, of Hingham.
29. V. Reuben, Feb. 6, 1729.
30. vi. Lemuel, Nov. 9, 1731. vii. Mehitable, Nov. 1, 1734 ; m. Mar. 31, 1755, Elijah Wa- ters, of Hingham.
16. John (s. of John5) ; m. first, Sept. 23, 1728, Abigail Waters, of Hingham; and m., secondly, June 29, 1732, Sarah Franklin, of Hingham, and m. thirdly, Nov. 6, 1738, Mary Bryant, of Scit- uate, who d. June 2, 1797, aet. 86 yrs., and he d. Mar. 23, 1799, aet. 90 yrs. Resided on Main street, in the house now occupied by George W. Curtis. (See chapter on Old Houses).
Children by wife Sarah, born in Hanover :
i. Sarah, Mar. 16, 1733.
ii. Miriam, Oct. 20, 1734. iii. John, May 6, 1737; d. young.
Children by wife Mary, born in Hanover :
iv. Betsey, Aug. 26, 1739; m. Adam Stetson, s. of Abijah Stetson (18).
31. V. John, Jan. 2, 1741.
vi. An infant; d. Apr. 23, 1743.
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17. Bezaleel (s. of John5) ; m. in 1742, Mary Woodward, prob- ably dau. of Ebenezer. She d. Mar. 8, 1792, aet. 73 yrs., and he
d. Apr. 26, 1792. He built house on west side of Washington street, a few rods s. of Mill street, long since torn down.
Children born in Hanover :
32. i. Susanna, June 8, 1744; m. Thomas Hatch (10).
ii. Ebenezer, Sept. 28, 1745.
iii. Mary, bt. Oct. 2, 1748; d. aet. 18.
iv. Prince, bt. Apr. 1, 1750; d. Oct. 31, 1815.
v. Experience, bt. Jan. 6, 1754; d. Jan. 7, same year.
vi. Experience, bt. Apr. 13, 1755; d. Jan., 1842.
vii. Elizabeth, bt. Oct., 1757; d. Dec. 9, 1810.
viii. Paul, bt. Jan. 24, 1763; d. unm.
ix. Nabby, bt. Sept. 9, 1764; d. Oct. 1, 1787.
18. Simeon (Capt.) (s. of SamuelG) ; m. first, Apr. 20, 1742, Asenath Sprague, of Duxbury, who d. Sept. 14, 1757; m. secondly, wid. Lucy Macomber, and d. Mar. 7, 1810. Resided in the T. O. Bates house, west of Silver street. This house was long since taken down. A man of public affairs.
Children by wife Asenath, born in Hanover : i. Simeon, July 4, 1743 ; d. Nov. 14, 1753.
33. ii. Melzar, Apr. 17, 1745.
iii. James, July 17, 1747; moved to Freeport, Me., was Representative to Massachusetts Legislature, from Maine. Ch: James, Simeon and others.
iv. Asenath, Nov. 21, 1749; d. Nov. 3, 1753.
v. Lusanna, Nov. 25, 1753; m. Elijah Stetson, s. of Abijah Stetson (18).
34. vi. Simeon, Oct. 11, 1756.
Children by wife Lucy :
vii. Barker, bt. Nov. 18, 1759; d. Dec. 2, same year.
viii. Lucy, May 4, 1761; d. Dec. 17, 1793.
ix. Asenath, bt. June 19, 1763; d. July 1, same year.
x. Mary, July 30, 1767; m. Job Young ( ?)
xi. Barker, Nov. 11, 1769 ; moved to Me. Studied law with Benjamin Whitman, and had an office for a while at Assinippi, where Hiram Curtis lived.
19. Joshua (s. of Joseph7) ; m. Dec. 17, 1761, Abigail House, and sett. in Abington, where he and his wid. both d. Children :
i. Joshua.
ii. Abigail; m. Ebed Vining, of Abington.
iii. Rufus.
iv. Joseph; prob. lost at sea.
v. Marlboro.
vi. Leafy; m. Isaac Burrell.
vii. Seth.
20. Abner (s. of Josiah8) ; m. first in 1749, Deborah, or Rebecca
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Mann, dau. of Benjamin Mann (3), and secondly, July 3, 1766, Sally Ford, who d. May 2, 1795, aet. 64 yrs. ; and m. thirdly Apr. 6, 1799, wid. Phebe Dunbar (formerly a Howard). He d. in H., Sept. 18, 1799, aet. 72 yrs., and his widow m. Benjamin Mann (4). Mr. C. resided on Main street, north of the Baptist church.
Children born in Hanover:
35. i. Abner, 1754 (?).
ii. Deborah; m. William Curtis (42).
36. iii. Seth.
iv. Huldah; m. Eells Damon (2).
v. Rebecca ; m. July 6, 1775, Stephen Damon, of Scituate.
21. Elisha (s. of Elisha9) ; m. first, Jan. 15, 1760, Elizabeth Studley, dau. of John Studley (2). She d. July 10, 1776; m. secondly, July 20, 1777, Elizabeth Church, who d. Nov. 15, 1795, aet. 55 yrs .; and he m. thirdly a wid. Macomber, of Marshfield. Resided in Scituate near Gardner's Mill, also at the Tiffany place, and finally moved to North Salem, N. H.
Children :
i. Reuben; m. Hannah Barker, dau. of Thomas Barker, of Pembroke, and prob. d. Mar. 9, 1806, aet. 44 yrs.
ii. Betty, bt. Apr. 15, 1764; m. Apr. 3, 1794, Thomas Ma- comber, Jr., of Marshfield.
iii. Martha, bt. Oct. 19, 1766; d. unm.
iv. Temperance; m. Nathaniel Stetson (31).
v. Philip, bt. Aug. 12, 1776; d. same year.
vi. Rebecca; m. Feb. 15, 1797, Elisha Barker, of Pem- broke, a son of Thomas Barker.
vii. Elisha; m. Nov. 29, 1787, Hannah Curtis, dau. of Jesse Curtis (23), and went to North Salem in 1802. Did his wid. m. a Sargent ?
viii. Lucinda, 1817; d. Jan. 21, 1840, aet. 23 yrs.
22. Calvin, Capt. (s. of Elisha9) ; m. Martha Bryant, of Scit- uate, and resided on Mill street, where S. H. Church now resides. Officer in the Revolution. He d. Dec. 6, 1821.
Children born in Hanover :
i. Calvin, Oct. 23, 1777; moved to Camden, Me .; m. and d., leaving three sons.
37. ii. Edward, Sept. 10, 1779.
iii. James, May 21, 1781; m. Prudence Bird. Resided and d. in Charlestown, Mass.
iv. Lebbeus, May 10, 1783; m. and resided in Charlestown. In army of 1812.
v. Mary, Aug. 25, 1785; m. Joseph Tibbett, of Methuen.
vi. Martha, Apr. 4, 1789 ; d. unm., Mar. 25, 1847.
23. Jesse, (s. of Jesse10) ; m. first, July 27, 1766, Hannah Peter- son, of Scituate, who d. Aug. 5, 1791; he m. secondly, Nov. 24, 1791, wid. Lucy Morton, (formerly a Leavitt). He d. Dec. 13,
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1811, aet. 68 yrs. Resided on Main street, north of Baptist church.
Children born in Hanover :
i. Hannah, Jan. 11, 1767; m. Elisha Curtis, s. of Elisha Curtis (21).
38. ii. David, Jan. 22, 1781.
39. iii. Jesse, Dec. 24, 1783.
40. iv. Joseph, Feb. 12, 1786.
24. Thomas (s. of Benjaman11) ; m. first, Aug. 20, 1741, Sarah Utter, who d. Dec. 28, 1753; and m. secondly, Feb. 26, 1756, Ruth Rose, dau. of Thomas Rose (3). She d. July 30, 1808, aged 73 Resided on Union street, in his father's house.
years.
Children born in Hanover:
i. Hannah, 1742; d. June 14, 1748-49.
ii. Deborah, bt. May 13, 1744; m. Levi Corthell (1).
iii. Sarah, bt. Mar. 1, 1746-47.
iv. Thomas, bt. June 10, 1749-50.
v. Lydia, b. and d. 1754.
vi. Faith, bt. Jan. 16, 1757.
vii. Ruth, 1759.
viii. Hannah, bt. June 6, 1762.
25. William (s. of Ebenezer12) ; m. Apr. 21, 1774, Rebecca Gil- bert, of Kingston. He d. June 25, 1793, and his wid. m. Isaac Turner (22). Probably lived a few hundred feet east of Main street, on his father's place.
Children born in Hanover:
i. William G., bt. June 25, 1775; d. June 25, 1795.
ii. Rufus, 1777; d. 1791.
iii. Rebecca, bt. May 23, 1779; m. Mar. 2, 1797, Ozias Whiting. Was he s. of Ozias Whiting (6) ?
iv. Saba, bt. Sept. 16, 1787; m. Richard Estes (8).
V. Samuel, bt. July 4, 1790; d. Sept. 12, 1792.
26. Peleg, (s. of Peleg14) ; m. Ruth Bowker. Resided in So. Scituate, and d. June, 1834, and his wid. d. Dec. 14, 1845, aet. 86 yrs.
Children :
i. Leafy, Mar., 1783; m. Stowers Clapp, and d. abt. 1803.
ii. Philip, June 5, 1786 ; m. Sarah Everton, of Canton.
41. iii. Stephen, Feb., 1792.
27. Joseph (s. of Peleg14) ; m. Feb. 1, 1808, Polly Bowker. Re- sided in South Scituate, near Third Herring brook, where he d. Nov. 7, 1834.
Children : i. Leafy, Nov. 29, 1808; m. Joel Bowker, and resided in Boston.
ii. Joseph, Aug. 10, 1810; d. Aug. 5, 1811.
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iii. Joseph, June 11, 1812 ; d. Nov. 14, same year.
iv. Joshua, July 21, 1814; m. Frances M. Curtis, dau. of Seth Curtis (53).
v. Peleg, Oct. 18, 1818; m. Abby S. Curtis, dau. of Seth Curtis (53).
vi. Joseph, Jan. 4, 1822.
28. William (s. of William15) ; m. Nov. 13, 1747, Martha Mann, dau. of Benjamin Mann (3), and d. Jan. 11, 1759 ( ?) Select-
man. Resided on Main street, near where J. Warren Brooks lived. Children born in Hanover:
42. i. William, Dec. 4, 1748.
ii. Martha, Dec. 11, 1750; m. Feb. 16, 1772, John Barnes, Jr., of Hingham.
iii. Abel, Aug. 10, 1752.
iv. Joel, June 28, 1754.
v. Samuel, May 24, 1756.
vi. Margaret, June 28, 1758; m. Ezra Briggs (2).
29. Reuben (s. of William15) ; m. Mary Randall, dau. of Caleb Randall ( ?) She d. Mar. 25, 1757, and he d. May 15, 1758. Re- sided on Washington street on his father's place.
Children born in Hanover: 43. i. Snow, bt. Aug. 10, 1755.
30. Lemuel (s. of William15) ; m. Jan. 16, 1752, Ruth Mann, dau. of Benjamin Mann (3). He d. Jan. 11, 1807, and his wid. d. July 29, 1808. Owned part of Curtis Forge in H. Resided on Washington street, on the house lot of his father. Selectman. Children born in Hanover:
i. Lemuel, Apr., 1753; d. June 27, 1767, drowned in his father's mill pond.
ii. Ruth, bt. Dec. 21, 1755; d. June 28, 1790.
iii. Olive, bt. Apr. 8, 1759 ; d. July 14, 1798.
iv. Lillis, bt. Mar. 22, 1761; d. Nov. 5, 1776.
44. v. Reuben, bt. Apr. 24, 1763.
45. vi. Consider, 1765.
vii. Sarah, bt. Apr. 30, 1769; d. Nov. 17, 1802.
viii. Lydia, bt. Jan. 6, 1771; d. unm. abt. 1838.
46. ix. Lemuel, June 6, 1772.
47. x. Nathaniel, Sept. 14, 1777.
31. John (s. of John16) ; m. Mar. 28, 1765, Anna Curtis, dau. of William Curtis and gr. dau. of Benjamin Curtis (3). She d. Jan. 14, 1823, aet. 75 yrs., and he d. Sept. 26, 1799. Resided on Main street, just south of the house in which Joseph Dwelley re- sided. Selectman.
Children born in Hanover :
i. Deborah; d. unm.
ii. Anne, bt. Dec. 14, 1766; d. Aug. 28, 1834.
iii. Charlotte, bt. Jan. 3, 1768; d. Aug. 23, 1800.
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48. iv. John, 1770.
v. William, bt. Apr. 24, 1774; d. July 3, 1800.
vi. Alathea, bt. Oct. 27, 1776; d. June 9, 1777.
vii. Alathea, bt. Dec. 20, 1778; d. Apr. 16, 1801.
viii. Samuel, bt. July 25, 1784; d. Aug. 20, 1826.
ix. Lucius, bt. May 29, 1791; moved to Me .; m. and had ch : A dau., Lydia A., m. John Q. Bailey (33).
X. Mary, bt. Oct. 6, 1799; m. Thomas Brooks (6).
xi. Christopher ; moved to Me. and d. there. xii. Nathaniel ; moved to Me .; m. and had ch.
These last two were both born previous to 1799, as the father speaks of them in his will dated that year.
32. Ebenezer (s. of Bezaleel17) ; m. Mary Randall, of Scituate, who d. in Oct., 1800, and he d. Aug. 12, 1807. L. corner of Wash- ington and Mill streets.
Children born in Hanover :
i. Clarissa, bt. Aug. 16, 1778 ; m. Nathaniel Winslow (6).
ii. Paul, bt. June 13, 1779; d. unm.
iii. Michal, bt. June 16, 1786 ; m. Col. John Collamore, of Scituate, and had 12 ch.
33. Melzar (s. of Capt. Simeon18) ; m. 1771, Keziah Hall, dau. of Dr. Jeremiah Hall, of Pembroke. He d. Nov. 8, 1801, and his wid. d. Mar. 9, 1816. Resided on Silver street, where Mrs. Emma J. Lucas now resides. Selectman, Representative and Town Clerk.
Children :
i. Keziah, Aug. 25, 1771; m. Joseph Cushing (12).
ii. Jeremiah, Feb. 25, 1776; d. Dec. 1, 1798.
iii. Joanna, July 15, 1784; m. Dr. David Bailey, (16).
iv. Lusannah, June 25, 1789; d. Apr. 16, 1790.
v. Melzar, Feb. 3, 1774; d. Jan. 25, 1777.
49 vi. Melzar, bt. July 12, 1778.
vii. Asenath, May 8, 1781; m. George W. Bailey (15). viii. Laurentia, Feb. 4, 1787; d. May 4, 1790.
50. ix. Luther, Apr. 20, 1791.
34. Simeon (s. of Capt. Simeon18) ; m. Dec. 13, 1791, Bathsheba Sylvester, and sett. in East Bridgewater, where he d. in 1837. A soldier in the Revolution. Children : 1. Bathsheba, 1791; m. in 1815, Capt. Isaac Keith, of Bridgewater.
ii. Silvester, 1795; m. Heman Keith, of East Bridgewater. iii. Simeon, 1797.
iv. Robert, 1799; m. Abby M. Bryant, dau. of Daniel Bryant.
35. Abner (s. of Abner20) ; m. Lydia Bowker, of Scituate, and d.
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Feb. 2, 1838, aet. 84 yrs., and his wid. d. in 1852, aet. 94 yrs. Re- sided on Main street, north of the Baptist meeting house, in the house now standing.
Children born in Hanover:
51. i. Davis, bt. Oct. 13, 1776.
ii. Desire, Feb. 1, 1778; m. Thomas Farrow, of Townsend, Mass.
52. iii. Job.
iv. Sally L .; m. Levi Nash.
v. Deborah; m. Isaac Wade (1).
vi. Mary; m. David Vining (1).
vii. Lydia; m. first, July 8, 1804, Caleb Torrey, and second- ly, Daniel Bishop.
36. Seth (s. of Abner20) ; m. Mar. 17, 1791, Persis Loring, of Hingham, and d. in June, 1812, and his wid. d. Oct. 1, 1825. Re- sided first on Whiting street in house now occupied by Everett N. Mann, and then on Main street.
Children born in Hanover :
i. Lucy, Nov. 5, 1791; m. David Dunbar of Hingham; moved to Hudson, N. Y. Later returned to Boston, Mass., where Mr. Dunbar d. aged 93 yrs.
ii. Rebecca, Feb. 16, 1793; m. Feb. 1, 1819, Ephraim Stet- son, of Abington.
53. iii. Seth, Apr. 16, 1794.
54. iv. Loring, Oct. 5, 1797.
55. v. Abner, June 11, 1800; d. unm. May 1, 1882.
vi. Hannah, Mar. 15, 1802; m. Mar. 4, 1821, Nathaniel Fickett, of Abington.
vii. Sophia, 1804; d. Feb. 12, 1808.
55. viii. Enos, Jan. 31, 1807.
ix. Sarah, Apr. 11, 1809 ; m. Edmund Shaw, of Abington, and has ch: Persis and Corienne.
X. Peter ; m. Clarissa Ripley, and l. in East Abington.
37. Edward (s. of Calvin22) ; m. Mar. 24, 1811, Desire Jacobs, dau. of Perez Jacobs (10). He d. Nov. 12, 1845. She d. Aug. 26, 1872. Resides on his father's place on Mill street. Child born in Hanover :
i. Elvira, Apr. 12, 1814 ; m. Thomas J. Gardner (2).
38. David (s. of Jesse23) ; m. Sarah Revere, dau. of Paul, Jr., and gr. dau. of Paul Revere, of Boston. He d. in Boston, abt. 1841, and his wid. d. in 1843. Children :
i. David; d. unm. abt 1838.
ii. Maria; d. abt. 1839.
56.
iii. Charles R.
57. iv. William H., May 8, 1813.
v. Caroline L .; d. abt. 1838.
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vi. George R .; m. Hannah Hill, l. in Boston. Had ch: Mary R. and Edwin.
vii. Edward A., Feb. 22, 1822; m. in 1851, Louisa M. An- drews, dau. of Maj. Ephriam Andrews, of Lowell. Resided in Boston.
39. Jesse (s. of Jesse23) ; m. Dec. 31, 1809, Sally Nash, dau. of James, of Scituate, and d. in Charlestown, and his wid. d. in Hanover, April 11, 1876. Shipwright by trade.
Children :
i. Ruth, b. in Weymouth; m. William Hayden of Scit- uate. Ch: Wm. J. and Jesse C.
ii. Roxanna; m. Capt. Robinson. No ch.
iii. Deborah, d. in Hanover, unm.
iv. Sophronia; m. Abner Loring, and d. in Boston. Had child, Abner.
V. Jesse; m. Alice Forbush and resided in Boston. No ch. He d. in Wells, Maine.
40. Joseph (s. of Jesse23) ; m. Hannah Gardner, of Hingham. He d. Dec. 28, 1841, aet. 56 yrs., and his wid. d. Mar. 21, 1840, aet. 59 yrs. Ship carpenter by trade. Children :
i. Hannah P., Apr. 5, 1806; m. Nov. 21, 1824, Freeman Farrar. Resided in Hanover.
58. ii. Joseph, Dec. 5, 1808.
iii. Lucy C., Mar., 1811; m. Laban Wilder (2).
59. iv. Benjamin N., July 30, 1813.
41. Stephen (s. of Peleg26) ; m. first, June 16, 1816, Lucinda Bailey, dau. of Calvin Bailey (2). She d. June 20, 1817, and he m. secondly, Dec. 3, 1818, Mary S. Hitchcock. He d. Mar. 6, 1831, and his wid. m. Ebenezer Simmons, Esq., and d. Apr. 30, 1837. Resided in Norwell, in house now owned and occupied by Diana Pierce.
Child by wife Lucinda, born in Norwell : i. Lucinda ; d. Aug. 18, 1817.
Children by wife Mary, born in Norwell: 60. ii. Stephen, Sept., 1820. 61. iii. Henry J., June 2, 1822.
42. William (s. of William28) ; m. Jan. 5, 1775, Deborah Curtis, dau. of Abner Curtis (20). He d. June 26, 1793. William and his family went to Leeds, Maine, the oldest son, Ebenezer, after- wards returning to Hanover. While in Hanover, William resided on Main street, near the Curtis school house.
Children born in Hanover :
62. i. Ebenezer, 1775.
ii. William ; m. Olive Stubbs, of Conn. Resided in Leeds, Me., and had 12 children, four of whom were deaf and dumb.
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iii. Abner, Mar. 4, 1782; m. Lydia Turner of Leeds, Me. Resided in Me. 12 ch.
iv. Josiah; m. Hannah Billington, of Wayne, Me., and re- sided in Me. 4 children.
v. Deborah; m. Robert Curtis. Resided in Greene, Me.
vi. Lincoln; m. Resided in Prospect, Me., now Sears- port, Me.
vii. Lebbeus; m. Resided in Prospect, Me.
viii. Charity; m. a Hammond, and resided in Wayne, Me. 43. Snow (s. of Reuben29) ; m. Bathsheba Hatch, dau. of John Hatch (9). He d. Dec. 31, 1823, and his wid. d. Nov. 2, 1831, aet. 70 yrs. Resided on his father's farm on Washington street. Selectman.
Children born in Hanover :
i. Reuben, April 26, 1784; d. Feb'y 20, 1818.
ii. Bela, Nov. 20, 1785 ; d. Apr. 17, 1803.
63. iii. Levi, Oct. 29, 1787.
iv. Bathshua, Oct. 2, 1789; d. Oct. 28, 1794.
64 v. Robert, Apr. 1, 1791.
vi. Mary R., Apr. 28, 1793; d. unm., Mar. 15, 1864. vii. Bathshua, July 31, 1798; m. Luther Curtis (50).
65. viii. William, Apr. 9, 1800.
44. Reuben (s. of Lemuel30) ; m. Nov. 29, 1800, Abigail Bailey, dau. of Stephen Bailey (8), who d. Dec. 24, 1841, and he d. Dec. 18, 1849. Resided on Elm street, where Reuben C. Donnell now resides. Part owner of the Forge. A trader. Town Clerk and Representative.
Child born in Hanover : i Ruth, July 18, -1805; m. Thomas B. Donnell (3).
45. Consider (s. of Lemuel30) ; m. first, Nov. 10, 1806, Mary House, of Pembroke, who d. in 1809 ; m. secondly in 1811, Hannah Fuller, who d. April 24, 1832, and he d. May 7, 1841, aet 75 yrs. Was part owner of the Curtis Forge. Resided on Elm street, in house now owned and occupied by Edward M. Sweeney.
Child born in Hanover : 66. i. George, Sept. 23, 1807.
46. Lemuel (s. of Lemuel30) ; m. Abigail Rose. Resided on Washington street, in his father's house, part owner of the Curtis Forge. He d. Jan. 9, 1842.
Children born in Hanover:
i. Sarah, Dec. 25, 1803; m. Michael Sylvester (21).
ii. Abigail, Aug. 1805; m. Josiah Winslow, s. of Nathaniel Winslow (6).
iii. Judith, Oct. 11, 1809; m. George Studley (10).
iv. John, Nov., 1812; m. Feb'y 26, 1854, Sarah T. Clapp, dau. of John Clapp of So. Scituate. He d. Mar. 17, 1889; she d. Jan. 25, 1903. She was born Feb'y 10, 1818, in Scituate.
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v. Lucinda, Oct. 1815; d. unm., Dec. 13, 1853.
47. Nathaniel (s. of Lemuel30) ; m. Mar. 3, 1805, Nancy Stod- dard of Scituate, who d. in Oct., 1842, and he d. Feb. 4, 1849. Re- sided on Water street, where Charles Dyer resided, and was part owner of the works there.
Children born in Hanover :
67. i. Warren, Feb. 4, 1806.
ii. Bethia, Jan. 27, 1808; m. Joshua Mann (12).
iii. Nathaniel H., July 6, 1812, merchant in N. Y.
iv. Nancy N., Jan. 20, 1815; m. Benjamin B. Hall (1).
48. John (s. of John31) ; m. Nov. 1, 1798, Sarah Mann, dau. of Benjamin Mann (5). He d. Dec. 5, 1851, aet. 80 yrs. She d. Aug. 30, 1865. Selectman. Resided in house now occupied by George W. Curtis on Main street.
Children born in Hanover :
i. Sally, Jan. 17, 1799; m. Ezra Whiting (20).
ii. John, Aug. 3, 1801; d. Mar. 3, 1817.
68. iii. William, Sep. 6, 1803.
iv. Benjamin, Nov. 1, 1807,; d. Aug. 28, 1833.
69. v. Martin, Feb. 6, 1810.
vi. Alathea, July 12, 1812; m. Apr 30, 1832, Calvin Faxon of Abington, and d. June 29, 1845.
70. vii. John, July 10, 1817.
viii. Lucinda, Aug. 16, 1819; m. Joseph H. Studley (15).
49. Melzar (s. of Melzar33) ; m. Sarah Collamore, dau. of Enoch Collamore of Scituate. Resided on Silver street. He was Rep- resentative, Town Clerk and Selectman. He d. Jan. 18, 1836, and his wid. d. March 16, 1861, aged 82 yrs. Left no children.
50. Luther (s. of Melzar33) ; m. Jan. 30, 1820, Bathshua Curtis, dau. of Snow Curtis (43), and d. Aug. 25, 1844, and his wid. m. a Pratt, and d. July 12, 1868. Resided on Silver street, nearly opposite his father's place, in house now owned by Charles G. Perry. Carpenter.
Children born in Hanover:
i. Bathshua, Oct. 6, 1822; m. Lyman Thompson (1).
71. ii. William H., May 8, 1825.
51. Davis (s. of Abner35) ; m. first, Nov. 1, 1795, Charlotte Lovice of Hingham; secondly, Mary Oliver, of Me., and thirdly, Margaret Standley. Resided in Me.
Children :
i. James M.
ii. John O.
iii. Lydia; m. a Gould.
iv. Charlotte S., m. Benjamin Carter.
v. Polly, m. Nathan Barlow.
vi. Charlotte; m. John Benner.
vii. Hiram; d. aet. 4 yrs.
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